2.8 ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
The Dawn · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in The Dawn
How families and households are made up across the area.
Nearly three people live in the typical home in The Dawn, which is much higher than most similar areas. This community is defined by larger households and a low number of people living alone compared to the rest of the state.
2.8
▲ +3.7%
- 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
- 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
- 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
- 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
- 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
- 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
- 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
- 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
- 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
- 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
- 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
- 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
- 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
- 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
- 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
- 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
- 3.9–4.0: 258 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is The Dawn — higher than 76% of areas.
| The Dawn | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| 4570, QLD | 2.4 |
| Queensland | 2.5 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Homes here are larger than usual, with 2.8 people per household compared to the national figure of 2.5. This is reflected in the fact that only 17.7% of people live alone, which is well below the 25.6% seen across Australia.
17.7% ▼ -28.1%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In The Dawn, the largest group is 2 people at 38%, followed by 1 person (18%) and 4 people (16%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Family life in The Dawn is dominated by couples with children, who make up 62.5% of families. Meanwhile, one-parent families account for just 9.2%, a figure that is well below both the Queensland and national averages.
9.2% ▲ +105.1%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In The Dawn, Couples with children is the majority at 61%; Couples without children is next at 29%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in The Dawn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32787/the-dawn/topic/family-households